Strong's Lexicon Béthesda: Bethesda Original Word: Βηθεσδά Word Origin: Of Aramaic origin, from בֵּית (beth, meaning "house") and חֶסֶד (chesed, meaning "mercy" or "grace") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1004 (בֵּית, beth): House - H2617 (חֶסֶד, chesed): Mercy, Grace Usage: Bethesda is a place name in the New Testament, specifically referring to a pool in Jerusalem. The name is often interpreted as "House of Mercy" or "House of Grace," reflecting its association with healing. Cultural and Historical Background: The Pool of Bethesda was located near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. It was a site where many invalids, including the blind, lame, and paralyzed, gathered in hopes of being healed. According to tradition, an angel would occasionally stir the waters, and the first person to enter the pool afterward would be healed. This belief made Bethesda a place of hope and anticipation for those seeking physical restoration. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably of Aramaic origin Definition Bethesda, a pool in Jer. NASB Translation Bethesda (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 964: ΒηθεσδάΒηθεσδά, ἡ, indec. (Chaldean חֶסְדָּא בֵּית, i. e. house of mercy, or place for receiving and caring for the sick), Bethesda, the name of a pool near the sheep-gate at Jerusalem, the waters of which had curative powers: John 5:2 (here L marginal reading WH marginal reading read Βηθσαϊδά, T WH text Βηθζαθά (which see)). What locality in the modern city is its representative is not clear; cf. Winers RWB under the word; Arnold in Herzog ii., p. 117f; Robinson i. 330f, 342f; (B. D. under the word; The Recovery of Jerusalem (see index)). STRONGS NT 964a: ΒηθζαθάΒηθζαθά, ἡ (perhaps from Chaldean זַיְתָא בֵּית, house of olives; not, as some suppose, חֲדַתָּא בֵּית, house of newness, German Neuhaus, since it cannot be shown that the Hebrew letter chet ח is ever represented by the Greek zeta ζ'), Bethzatha: John 5:2 T (WH text) after manuscripts א L D and other authorities (no doubt a corrupt reading, yet approved by Keim, ii., p. 177 (see also WHs Appendix, ad loc.)), for Rec. Βηθεσδά, which see (Cf. Kautzsch, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 9.) Of Chaldee origin (compare bayith and checed); house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem -- Bethesda. see HEBREW bayith see HEBREW checed |
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